Anglican Province of Abuja

For the Roman Catholic province, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja.

The Abuja Province is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It is one of the original 10 provinces, created when the current division was adopted in 2002, due to the huge dimension and growth of the Church of Nigeria. His headquarters are located in Abuja.[1] The diocese comprises 17 dioceses, 96 archdeaconries and 476 parishes. The first Archbishop and Bishop of the Diocese of Abuja was Peter Akinola, from 2002 to 2010. He was succeeded by the current Archbishop, the Primate of Nigeria, Nicholas Okoh, who also holds office as Bishop of the Diocese of Abuja since 25 March 2010.[2]

The province comprises 17 dioceses:

Missions in Africa and North America:

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